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Red

2007 Montevetrano Montevetrano Colli di Salerno IGT

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8/18/2023 - stet Likes this wine: 92 points

Color: medium ruby, hints of Garnet
Nose: red apple, blackberry, blueberry and plum, ripe but not too much. Hints of pie crust, smoke, bitumen and rhubarb pie. There is a hint of octane, or hydrocarbons anyways at the end of every sniff
Palate: at this stage it's very endearing and balanced. Hint of sweet, medium-high acidity and medium tannins that are however close to resolved. Body is medium full, leaning full. Follows the nose with hints of liver and blood that I must guess are from the aglianico
Finish: medium-long

In a fantastic spot, fruit is there but so are tertiaries. It still has tension but it drinks easy and charming. There is nuance but it's subtle, in aglianico form, a reverberation you must pay attention to. Excellent, though I prefer unblended aglianicos in this age group to be fully honest

  • Comment posted by stet:

    8/26/2023 10:02:00 PM - Thanks Tim, missed your content and very happy to see you active
Red

2021 Phelan Farm (Rajat Parr) Gamay

 San Luis Obispo County more
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12/30/2022 - VeniceCalif wrote: 87 points

What standard to use in evaluating is an issue here. Decanted off of a fair amount of sediment. Pale ruby/strawberry color. Pleasant but simple nose of cherry, strawberry, a touch of earthiness. Bright and lifted on the palate, delicious and ingratiating. This is a natural wine, and it’s one of the best I have tasted in terms of pure freshness. But the score reflects a lack of the complexity that can come from more orthodox winemaking. I wonder what the aging potential is for a wine like this. I’m guessing not long.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    12/31/2022 10:55:00 PM - Very much agree that rating these is a challenge. Thanks for this nice note
Red

2020 Teutonic Wine Company Pinot Noir Bergspitze (white label) Laurel Vineyard

 Chehalem Mountains more
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6/4/2022 - stet wrote: flawed

This shows prominent smoke taint.

And yet, in a crazy way, this could be had as an aperitivo chilled. Think of Laphroaig and Drambuie.

Not a wine for dinner, that much is certain.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    6/6/2022 12:09:00 AM - Yeah I think this one was right where it probably should not have been released. I could still tell all the right German Pinot things were there but with the smoke taint this was just not enjoyable
Red

2006 Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia

 Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese more
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5/7/2022 - stet Likes this wine: 92 points

Color: medium ruby to the rim with hints of brown
Nose: cherry under spirit, smoky log, lightly toasted nuts. I get herbs as well, and some darker fruit. Some presence of mushroom and damp soil
Palate: clean medium-high acidity and medium tannins still with some bite to them. Body is medium-full. Blood, iron, sage, along with the same notes from the nose. Very balanced right now, present, with aromas and structure taking turns on the palate
Finish: medium-long

This is in a very good spot. It had a hint of sulphuric taint that came and went, and I wish it wasn't two of us so that I could have saved some for day 2. Purity of fruit, very nice balance. Great wine with some fuel in the tank surely left

  • Comment posted by stet:

    5/8/2022 11:34:00 PM - Ah that sucks, sorry to hear! These do pop up on auction from time to time, worth checking every once in a while I think. It was a beautiful bottle, truly
White

2006 Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru Les Lys

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3/20/2022 - BlueDevilWineLVR Likes this wine: 90 points

Took me a few tries to get the temperature and decanting just right. Nice darker color and lovely nose of citrus and butter. I would say it tasted better on the second day and definitely with food. I had a glass with seared scallops and that was heavenly. Overall it is a lovely wine and drinking well.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    3/21/2022 9:18:00 AM - Can I ask what your serving parameters are? I also am struggling a bit to get the most out of these, I usually decant and leave in the fridge for about an hour, then let them warm up for 30 mins

  • Comment posted by stet:

    3/22/2022 1:12:00 PM - Thanks. I guess these guys just need air!
Red

1998 Fiorenzo Nada Barbaresco

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12/23/2021 - stet Likes this wine: 89 points

Color: brown garnet. Medium
Nose: that burnt pie crust and cherry that talks to you about old barbaresco. This was not a good year I surmise, and you can detect the oxidization - the madeirization almost
Palate: tannins high and acid high, fruit receeding. Nice tertiaries in the dry raisin space
Finish: medium

Old nebbiolo over the edge here i would guess. Still I polished up the bottle so? Best 1h out the bottle room temp

  • Comment posted by stet:

    12/30/2021 12:06:00 AM - I definitely agree: it's improved with air. It alas never lost that over oxidized edge, which definitely can be an issue with my individual bottle. I still really liked this, proof of that being that I was thinking of it fondly this morning as one of the best bottles of the holidays so far.
Red

2019 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Bloom's Field

 Sta. Rita Hills more
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11/10/2021 - JonnyG wrote: 86 points

"Imposter Night" (Los Olivos, CA): A hard wine to figure out, not very generous in terms of fruit flavors at this early age, and there was a significant bitterness on the finish. If truly underripe, time will not cure these ails. Easily called out as the "imposter" Burgundy in its blind pairing flight.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    11/11/2021 3:51:00 PM - All right, count me nervous on DDLC 2019s then. I had a similar experience with one of their DDLC blended lot bottles and was hoping I was looking at bottle variation. I'll grab a couple more and see if it's time to pull out of storage and save the space for something else.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    11/11/2021 4:57:00 PM - Laszlo thanks for the input and jonny for the additional color. I agree, these wines are too young to drink right now. When I buy cases from excellent producers, I usually pull out one of the less prized bottles a week or two after they come in and drink it to get a sense of the year's character. I've done the same last year with this producer, and despite the young age, I had one of the best american pinot bottles in memory.

    I am pretty careful, too: I have pinot from bottle, and try to follow it over at least 2 hours, working it in the glass.

    That's why I was a little concerned after my taste, and even more so after this review which, oddly, matches my experience. Storage space is limited, so I want to go and check another one out soonish.
White - Off-dry

2011 Fritz Haag Brauneberger Juffer-Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese

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10/21/2021 - stet Likes this wine: 91 points

Color: medium straw with green
Nose: well there is a lot of stuff. Diesel and plastic wrap; ripe yellow peach, lychee. Tarte tatin. Lemon and candied orange
Palate: full on sweet, but balanced with good acidity. Body here medium full. Very prominent ripe peach, nose confirmed
Finish: medium

Nice German Riesling here, but I thought off dry and it's just quite sweet. It still worked well with a chicken tagine but let's be honest, this thing is just going to cut through anything. Power of German Riesling

  • Comment posted by stet:

    10/22/2021 1:40:00 PM - Indeed. There is no question that this was a great wine, and for my experience a good showing for a spatlese too. I did hypothesize it would show a bit more acidity but, year, bottle variation, or my lack of experience here made this come across as (excellently) sweet. With a tagine, super pairing. Definitely would be for anything with a forward spice profile.
Red

2018 Jean Foillard Morgon Côte du Py

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8/19/2021 - stet Likes this wine: 90 points

Color: medium ruby
Nose: ripe red cherry, dusty. Small black berries. Rhubarb. I get very interesting notes here like parsley and wood varnish, they unfurl with time and air. I do not get oak. Menthol and Thai basil, moth balls.
Palate: quite seductive with medium acidity and soft tannin, for a medium body. Fruit here too, black sugary licorice candy, coats the mouth very oily.
Finish: medium

I am very much of a novice on morgons. This one strikes me as a pleaser already, but it evolved a lot in the glass and it had whiffs of really interesting primary things that make me think that i am early. That said the structure here isn't towering, this is nice and friendly. Definitely want to see if I can find some with a bit of age here, as well as get a second bottle and do a long decant. But I enjoyed what I had tonight

  • Comment posted by stet:

    8/23/2021 11:19:00 AM - Thanks Pey and Saxman for reinforcing my resolve to hunt for some older wines (or get some new ones, and lay them down for a bit). I was quite charmed by the nose on this, it showed me a layering that I didn't know gamay could produce.
Red

2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard

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2/17/2021 - viking92067 Likes this wine: 93 points

As we know wine is sometimes a magical mystery tour. On February 13th I was less than enthusiastic about this wine. I have been buying Rhys since 2008 and store them in commercial grade cellar in my home, and I said "I continue to await my Alleluia moment from Rhys Pinots."
Tonight this wine was signing. Go figure. This is why we drink wine I guess.

  • Comment posted by stet:

    2/18/2021 7:50:00 PM - Have a couple of these and would love to know - did you decant or p&p?

  • Comment posted by stet:

    2/23/2021 8:44:00 PM - Thanks Viking -- I ended up opening one without decanting, worked out beautifully.
White

2017 Pieropan Soave Classico La Rocca

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8/16/2020 - stet Likes this wine: 91 points

Color: medium gold. Green reflections
Nose: minerals and honey. Wet stone and white pepper. White peach. Something green, like green bellpepper or a fresh leaf, broken. Powerful and focused. Note of sour almond too. Vanilla pretty strong.
Palate: medium-high acidity, medium full body. Quite mighty. Beautiful almond peach and spice. Strong mineral backbone.
Finish: medium

Very serious wine. This would need 3+ more years to really show its full detail. Right now the oak is a bit overpowering. Still, loved it

  • Comment posted by stet:

    8/23/2020 10:20:00 AM - Oh wow good catch. Thanks, rectified!!!

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